diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-processlist/src/components/activiti-start-process.component.css b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-processlist/src/components/activiti-start-process.component.css
index e85b3a4bab..8e71bd8c1e 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-processlist/src/components/activiti-start-process.component.css
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-processlist/src/components/activiti-start-process.component.css
@@ -13,3 +13,9 @@
 .mdl-dialog {
     width: 400px;
 }
+
+.mdl-textfield.alf-mdl-selectfield label {
+    color: rgba(0,0,0,.54);
+    font-size: 12px;
+    top: 4px;
+}
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-processlist/src/components/activiti-start-process.component.html b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-processlist/src/components/activiti-start-process.component.html
index 0f7c1895d5..93f7d9f3c2 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-processlist/src/components/activiti-start-process.component.html
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-processlist/src/components/activiti-start-process.component.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <dialog class="mdl-dialog" #dialog>
     <h4 class="mdl-dialog__title">{{'START_PROCESS.DIALOG.TITLE'|translate}}</h4>
     <div class="mdl-dialog__content">
-        <div class="mdl-textfield mdl-js-textfield mdl-textfield--floating-label">
+        <div class="mdl-textfield mdl-js-textfield alf-mdl-selectfield">
             <select name="processDefinition" [(ngModel)]="processDefinitionId" id="processDefinition">
                 <option *ngFor="let processDef of processDefinitions" [value]="processDef.id">
                     {{processDef.name}}